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Subject: Re: springs on rudder pedals (& Teflon dust lubing)

Charles,

I would really like to have the write-up and pictures of the "FruFru  
Duster"

Thanks,
Lorn

> From: Charles R Patton <charles.r.patton@ieee.org>
> Date: February 4, 2009 7:03:52 PM GMT-05:00
>
> Hi Bob,
> Basically the "FruFru Duster" was passed on to a builder who died.   
> Subsequently another Lancair builder did check out his shop, but  
> couldn't find the teflon injector.  So at that point it was a lost  
> cause.  By that point 16 parties had used it to lube their rudder  
> cable/Nylaflow combinations.  So far as I know, everybody was happy  
> with the results.  It definitely worked well for me.  I know Marv  
> published the writeup I did in his newsletter.  I still have the  
> write-up and pictures of the "FruFru Duster" construction.  So if  
> anybody is interested, I can email those files.
> For those unfamiliar with the "FruFru Duster".  A discussion of  
> lubing cables with Teflon dust rather than oil took place in the  
> Lancair mailing list.  But the method as described required "lubing"  
> the cable with Teflon before putting it into the Nylaflow and  
> installing the Nicopresses.    I didn't want to tear apart an  
> already built rudder cable system on a flying plane, so I made the  
> pressurized atomizer that could directly inject Teflon dust into a  
> functional  cable system on  the plane.
> Regards,
> Charles Patton
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